Mario Nicolás Almada (born 20 May 1975 in

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) is a

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forward from

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. Almada made his debut for the national squad in 1994, and competed in the

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and the 2004 Summer Olympics. He has also been involved in coaching for the national team. He has played club hockey in

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with Club de Campo and

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; in the

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for Laren; and in

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in the

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for Orissa Steelers and then in the

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for

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* 1975 births Living people Argentine people of Portuguese descent Argentine male field hockey players Male field hockey forwards Olympic field hockey players for Argentina Field hockey players from Buenos Aires Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2007 Pan American Games 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players World Series Hockey players Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in field hockey Club de Campo Villa de Madrid players Real Club de Polo de Barcelona players Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century Argentine people {{Argentina-fieldhockey-bio-stub